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Something very eye pleasing about the candy cane-like stripes of the bacon wrapped around the asparagus. Now to go right under the broiler of my toaster oven. My counter top toaster oven often doubles as my salamander oven for quick and easy grilling while using a cast iron pan. Works well and saves energy, not having to heat up a whole oven.

Note: only about 1/4 of the asparagus are wrapped, there is a layer of them below which will catch the flavour and fat drippings from the layer above

Happy National Pizza Day! OK, even though we’re in Canada, we couldn’t pass up the occasion to celebrate this wonderful comfort food with friends. We used a Naan bread for the pizza base, making it a “build your own toppings” dinner party. Put it on a pizza stone under the broiler for a few minutes and Andiamo! Let’s eat

On a chilly night, how about a hot bowl of coconut cream tomato soup? Even better yet, it takes less than 10 mins to make. Mix one small can of tomato garlic paste with one can of coconut milk/cream (not the drinking kind), one cup of broth or water and some dried or fresh basil. Bring to a simmer. Then add a little bit of salt and pepper to balance the flavours. Et Voil

Even the chef needs a break and treat themselves to someone else’s cooking, right? With an appt in Vancouver downtown, it was the perfect opportunity to have a midday break with a lovely Belgian waffle. Happy hump day to me!
Mocha (espresso) Waffle

One of my favorite coffee treats. (Line borrowed from Lost in Translation… I need to watch it again. “For relaxing time…make it a Santori time”) One scoop of vanilla gelato and pour a shot or two of freshly brewed espresso over top of it, enjoy it with a small spoon.